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Old 04-17-2011, 01:24 PM
 
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What does everyone think of google's attempt to digistalize every book ever published here in the US? They already have a lot online already. Good idea or bad? Isn't there some other organization trying to do the same? What does the future hold for Libraries and their online versions?
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Old 04-17-2011, 02:50 PM
 
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Creeps me out. Especially because that's then used as an excuse to destroy books. Have you read Double Fold, by Nicholson Baker?
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